Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art - as well as extensive evidence - points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material - including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause - and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny.

1 out of 5 stars

I thought this was a new book.

By
Stephanie
on
03-01-17

Deja Dead

By:
Kathy Reichs

Narrated by:
Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,255

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1,099

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,109

It's June in Montreal, and Dr. Temperance Brennan, who has left a shaky marriage back home in North Carolina to take on the challenging assignment of Director of Forensic Anthropology for the province of Quebec, looks forward to a relaxing weekend in beautiful Quebec City. First, though, she must stop at a newly uncovered burial site in the heart of the city. The remains are probably old and only of archeological interest, but Tempe must make sure they're not a case for the police. One look at the decomposed and decapitated corpse, stored neatly in plastic bags, tells her she'll spend the weekend in the crime lab.

4 out of 5 stars

Perplexed over other reviews about the narrator

By
R. Klein
on
04-26-14

Naked in Death

In Death, Book 1

By:
J. D. Robb

Narrated by:
Susan Ericksen

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
7,469

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,453

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,476

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over 10 years on the force, she's seen it all - and knows that her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire - and suspect in Eve's murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about - except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't Judge the Series by the First Book!

By
Felicity Fairchild
on
03-10-12

Death's Acre

Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab The Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

By:
Dr. Bill Bass,
Jon Jefferson

Narrated by:
George Grizzard

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
286

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
121

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
123

Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: on a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science, and the cause of justice.

Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art - as well as extensive evidence - points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material - including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause - and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny.

1 out of 5 stars

I thought this was a new book.

By
Stephanie
on
03-01-17

Deja Dead

By:
Kathy Reichs

Narrated by:
Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,255

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1,099

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,109

It's June in Montreal, and Dr. Temperance Brennan, who has left a shaky marriage back home in North Carolina to take on the challenging assignment of Director of Forensic Anthropology for the province of Quebec, looks forward to a relaxing weekend in beautiful Quebec City. First, though, she must stop at a newly uncovered burial site in the heart of the city. The remains are probably old and only of archeological interest, but Tempe must make sure they're not a case for the police. One look at the decomposed and decapitated corpse, stored neatly in plastic bags, tells her she'll spend the weekend in the crime lab.

4 out of 5 stars

Perplexed over other reviews about the narrator

By
R. Klein
on
04-26-14

Naked in Death

In Death, Book 1

By:
J. D. Robb

Narrated by:
Susan Ericksen

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
7,469

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,453

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,476

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over 10 years on the force, she's seen it all - and knows that her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire - and suspect in Eve's murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about - except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't Judge the Series by the First Book!

By
Felicity Fairchild
on
03-10-12

Death's Acre

Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab The Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

By:
Dr. Bill Bass,
Jon Jefferson

Narrated by:
George Grizzard

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
286

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
121

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
123

Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: on a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science, and the cause of justice.

4 out of 5 stars

Fascinating and Emotional

By
Jessica
on
01-26-04

The Sixth Day

By:
Catherine Coulter,
J.T. Ellison

Narrated by:
Renee Raudman,
MacLeod Andrews

Length: 11 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

Story

0 out of 5 stars
0

When several major political figures die mysteriously, officials declare the deaths are from natural causes. Then the German Vice-Chancellor dies on the steps of 10 Downing Street, and a drone is spotted hovering over the scene. The truth becomes clear - these high-profile deaths are well-constructed assassinations, and the Covert Eyes team is tasked to investigate. With the help of Dr. Isabella Marin, a young expert in the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript and cryptophasia, Nicholas and Michaela home in on Roman Ardelean, a wealthy cybersecurity genius and a descendant of 15th century Romanian Vlad the Impaler - often romanticized as Dracula.

1st to Die

The Women's Murder Club

By:
James Patterson

Narrated by:
Suzanne Toren

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
3,586

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
2,428

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,419

There's a killer on the loose in San Francisco, and he's stalking newlyweds. When the usual procedures to stop him don't work, four women, each holding a piece of the puzzle, form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case.
1st to Die is the start of a new series of crime thrillers from James Patterson.

2 out of 5 stars

Not so much with the narration....

By
Karl
on
07-07-07

One for the Money

A Stephanie Plum Novel, Book 1

By:
Janet Evanovich

Narrated by:
C. J. Critt

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
4,482

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
3,939

Story

4 out of 5 stars
3,934

You’ve lost your job as a department store lingerie buyer, your car’s been repossessed, and most of your furniture and small appliances have been sold off to pay last month’s rent. Now the rent is due again. And you live in New Jersey. What do you do? If you’re Stephanie Plum, you become a bounty hunter. But not just a nickel-and-dime bounty hunter; you go after the big money. That means a cop gone bad. And not just any cop. She goes after Joe Morelli, a disgraced former vice cop who is also the man that took her virginity....

3 out of 5 stars

NOT THE GREATEST.

By
Pat H.
on
10-21-11

Dead in the Water

By:
Denise Swanson

Narrated by:
Tanya Eby

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
65

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
58

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
58

A twister, a kidnapping, and a murder - oh my! Scumble River may never be the same. For school psychologist Skye Denison, there's certainly no place like home. When a violent tornado devastates her small hometown of Scumble River, she can't see how the community will ever recover - especially since town councilman Zeke Lyons appears to have perished in the twister. But things get even worse for Skye when her police chief husband, Wally, disappears in the midst of investigating Zeke's death, and evidence arises pointing to foul play.

2 out of 5 stars

Good story, awful narrator. 😳

By
Cyndi
on
02-11-18

Beyond the Body Farm

A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murder, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science

By:
Dr. Bill Bass,
Jon Jefferson

Narrated by:
Tom McKeon

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
146

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
98

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
99

A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition. Bill Bass' research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time since death. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using cases from his career to take readers into the real world of "CSI".

4 out of 5 stars

Liked it

By
Joanne
on
02-04-08

Along Came a Spider

By:
James Patterson

Narrated by:
Charles Turner

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,731

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1,990

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,005

Along Came a Spider first introduced Alex Cross, the brilliant homicide detective. When the daughter of a Hollywood actress and the son of the Secretary of the Treasury are kidnapped, Cross and the Secret Service are pitted against Gary Soneji, a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century.

3 out of 5 stars

Interesting plot. Terrible narration

By
Andrew Pollack
on
12-20-08

Publisher's Summary

Late one night Beryl Madison turns off her burglar alarm, puts down her gun and opens her door to the man who has stalked and terrorized her for months. Hours later, her brutally mutilated body lies in the city morgue. As Scarpetta begins searching for the microscopic clues to the killer’s identity, one question keeps nagging her: why did Beryl let him in?

Worst narrorator ever!

Would you try another book from Patricia Cornwell and/or C. J. Critt?

I will never purchase anything again that has been narrated by CJ Critt. It sounds like she is sucking on oxygen before every sentence. I couldn't even make it through 1 chapter of the book it was so annoying. And I love Patricia Cornwell.

How could the performance have been better?

Please listen to the narration. The women needs a sharp intake of air before every sentence. It is torture to listen to her.

Hooked on Scarpetta

With regards to the story - one question has been bugging me... how does the answering machine work if the electricity is out? I mean, I know a corded telephone will work with no electricity, but how can you listen to the voice on the answering machine by candlelight and then say the lights are still out?

Riveting!

I really loved this as a follow up to a great start in this series. This second book was probably even better than the first, I was really intrigued by the story and couldn't stop listening. When I first started to listen to the series, after reading the first couple in print, I was a bit annoyed by CJ Critt's narration but I have realized that this is the voice the author heard when writing the books (I was the one who had it wrong). The book was detailed, but not so much that you got bogged down in the details of the crime. It was well written, and kept me interested all the way through. I loved the development of the recurring characters and the depth of the one's who are just for this book. I know that this series has been going on for a while and I am just reading something that came out a long time ago, but the series is fairly new to me and I love it! I have quite varied interests in my reading so about every 3rd or 4th book I go back to this and the Bones series and I love them both. I always look forward to reading the next book in the Scarpetta series.

Freaky killers

I like this audio version much better then the previous version that I rented from the library. Kay Scarpetta is suppose to be the main voice that you here, so at least this one has an American accent and not a British one.